California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 20km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 20km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA on Tue, Apr 2, 2002, 2:30 PM PST (22:30 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25km SSW of Ludlow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-04-02 22:30:57 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.104° N, 116.573° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.56
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.425km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8949 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 94
  2. 2.126km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8948 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8948 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.924km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.126km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8948 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.426km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8947 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.625km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8947 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8947 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.726km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8947 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.626km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8947 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.038km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8947 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.826km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8946 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.626km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8946 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.919km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.525km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8945 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.62km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8945 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.829km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8944 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.941km WSW of Tecopa, California · 8944 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.717km SE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8943 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.533km SSE of Fort Irwin, California · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.318km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8942 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.532km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8942 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.814km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8937 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.514km W of Ludlow, California · 8937 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.833km ESE of Barstow, California · 8935 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.626km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 8933 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.625km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8932 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.314km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8929 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.740km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8929 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.813km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8928 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.832km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8928 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.616km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8928 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.013km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8927 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.012km NE of Barstow, CA · 8927 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.032km S of Ludlow, CA · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.514km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8926 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.125km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8925 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.018km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8925 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.117km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8925 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.326km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8923 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.713km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8923 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.618km W of Ludlow, California · 8921 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8921 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8921 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8920 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.913km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8920 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8920 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.610km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8920 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.613km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8919 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.538km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8919 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8919 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.113km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8919 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8918 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.210km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8918 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.818km NNE of Barstow, California · 8918 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 1.722km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8952 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.519km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8952 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.535km SW of Ludlow, California · 8954 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.519km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8954 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.918km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8957 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.619km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8958 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8958 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.025km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8958 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.525km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8959 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.612km NE of Barstow, California · 8960 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.626km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8960 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.824km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8960 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.626km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8960 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.822km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8960 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.640km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8960 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.07km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8962 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.46km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8962 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.821km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8963 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.016km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8964 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.240km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8965 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9775293. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:11 AM UTC.